Brockhampton Press was a British publishing company, based in Leicester. Originally specialising in children's books, from about 1940, it published well known series, including Asterix, many of Enid Blyton's story collections and Scottish author Nigel Tranter's children's books. Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the East Midlands of England. ... Asterix the Gaul This article is about the comic book series. ... The Mystery of the Vanished Prince (1951) Enid Mary Blyton (August 11, 1897–November 28, 1968) was a British childrens author. ... Scottish can refer to: Look up Scottish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary (as an adjective) things to do with Scotland (see also Scots and Scotch) (as a noun) the Scottish people. ... Nigel Tranter (November 23, 1909 – January 9, 2000) was a Scottish historian and author. ...

It is now an imprint of Hodder Headline, and is known for its military history books, including works by historian David Nicolle. Military history is composed of the events in the history of humanity that fall within the category of conflict. ... A historian is someone who writes history, and history is a written accounting of the past. ...